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From: "harold kitching" <harold.kitching01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "guide chat" <guide.chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:21:58 -0000
Friday, Mar 22 2013 
Delia Smith? She was one of Henry VIII's wives! The shockingly inept answers to 
history questions given by secondary school pupils. 
Jerry Hall and Duchess of Cornwall also named as wives of historic monarch
Some teens thought Alan Sugar was a WWII Prime Minister 
PUBLISHED: 11:45, 22 March 2013 UPDATED: 13:12, 22 March 2013 
Clueless teenagers believe Delia Smith, Jerry Hall and Camilla Duchess of 
Cornwall were among Henry VIII's wives, new research has revealed.
The shocking lack of knowledge emerged in a study carried out among 2,000 11 to 
16 year olds, which also found many are unaware of the Gunpowder Plot or which 
countries were involved in WWII.
Other clangers included thinking TV builder Nick Knowles built the pyramids and 
William Shakespeare was the chairman of the BBC.
Henry VIII's wife? Teenagers thought Delia Smith was a wife of the historic 
monarch 
Henry VIII, a Victorian engraving based on Holbein's portrait of 1537 
Bizarre: Teenagers surveyed thought television chef Delia Smith, left, was one 
of the six wives of Tudor monarch Henry VIII, right
The survey by hotel chain Premier Inn also found one in ten thought Arsenal's 
Emirates stadium was built before the likes of Westminster Abbey and St Paul's 
Cathedral.
AN 'F' FOR GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: TEENS' OUTLANDISH ANSWERS
Students surveyed offered incorrect answers to history questions that ranged 
from the bizarre to the ridiculous:
Q. Who built the pyramids?
A. Nick Knowles
Q. Who was Anne Frank?
A. An American chat show host
Q. Who was Emmeline Pankhurst?
A. An X Factor finalist
Q. Name a World War II prime minister
A. Alan Sugar
Q. Name one of Henry VIII's six wives
A. Delia Smith 
And even more alarmingly, Bruce Forsyth, Rod Stewart and Alan Sugar were all 
named as Second World War Prime Ministers.
A spokesman for Premier Inn said: 'We are a bit surprised by the fact 
youngsters don't know their Shakespeare from Sir Alan or where many of the 
major historical events took place in the UK.
'However it's something that can be rectified by visiting all the fantastic 
landmarks and places of interest the UK has to offer.
'A third of the school kids questioned said they love learning about history in 
school and with so much culture on our doorstep it's important to get kids out 
and about to experience things first hand.
'It's not surprising with families under financial pressure that days out and 
trips away may have suffered.'
The study showed some teenagers thought Anne Frank was an American chat show 
host, while others and identified the plague, which killed tens of thousands of 
people in 1665, as a heavy metal band.
When asked to explain who Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst was, teenagers polled 
gave answers including the founder of the Body Shop, an X factor finalist and 
the owner of high street fashion chain Miss Selfridge.
The poll also touched on aspects of geography and teenagers didn't fare any 
better - a third did not know that the city of London was in the South-East. 
And a quarter didn't realise Arsenal was a London football club.
Fortunately 91 per cent were aware that last year's Olympics were held in the 
capital, although a confused one in twenty thought Paris were the hosts.
Jerry Hall was also identified as a wife of Henry VIII 
Clueless: The survey showed some teenagers believed Alan Sugar was a WWII Prime 
Minister 
Blunders: School pupils also named Jerry Hall, left, as a former wife of Henry 
VIII, while others thought Lord Sugar, right, was a Prime Minister during the 
Second World War
A spokesman for Premier Inn said: 'The research found that more than half of 
British school kids have never visited UK landmarks such as Buckingham Palace, 
Big Ben and St Paul's Cathedral.'
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